did little to address his agenda . the only major pieces of legislation passed during beck ##ham ' s term were a tax increase that added a half million dollars to the state ' s revenue and a child labor law that forbade children under 14 to work without their parents ' consent . although the kentucky constitution prohibited governors from serving consecutive terms , beck ##ham announced he would seek a full term as governor in 1903 . his candidacy was challenged in court , but the court ruled beck ##ham had not served a full first term and was eligible to run . due to his record of reconciliation and supporting non @ - @ controversial reforms , he had no significant opposition in winning his
did little to address his agenda. the only major pieces of legislation passed during beckham's term were a tax increase that added a half million dollars to the state's revenue and a child labor law that forbade children under 14 to work without their parents'consent. although the kentucky constitution prohibited governors from serving consecutive terms, beckham announced he would seek a full term as governor in 1903. his candidacy was challenged in court, but the court ruled beckham had not served a full first term and was eligible to run. due to his record of reconciliation and supporting non @ - @ controversial reforms, he had no significant opposition in winning his